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iPhoto caption: Grahpic designed by Shovemiya Packiyanathan, with photos by Michael Cooper and Emelia Hellman.
Pamela Mala Sinha passes the torch of Crash and looks toward a new era (part three)
“The play doesn’t need me,” says Pamela. “I knew it, as a playwright, but this just proves it. I felt validated in my belief that Crash has never been my play. It belongs to everyone or anyone who wants to step into The Girl."
iPhoto caption: Members of the cast of 'Appropriate.' Photo by Colin Munch.
Q&A: How a new Calgary performance venue aims to energize the city’s indie theatre scene
"Smaller venues that create independent theatre rather than the institutional spaces — I think that’s something that really enriches the city," says co-artistic director Jakob Schäefer.
iPhoto caption: Griffin Hewitt in 'Cyclops.' Photo by Matthew Reid.
REVIEW: Kill Your Father and Cyclops: A Satyr Play ask audiences to revise Euripides
Rather than directly adapt their source texts or merely place them in a contemporary context, both plays sought to turn myths on their head by implicating the audience.
iPhoto caption: Poster courtesy of Dynamite Lunchbox.
REVIEW: Dynamite Lunchbox’s A Cabaret of Legends is a romantic, revisionist tribute show
A Cabaret of Legends, which recently toured to the Fredericton Playhouse, is an evening of music and history featuring Tymisha Harris’ renditions of Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, and Patti LaBelle to name a few.